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J. W. NEWMAN.

COMBINATION FASTENER.

APPLICAHON FILED NOV-7.1917.

1,312,421. Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

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To all 'wlwm it mayconcem h e it knowntha LwJCQ dN- NEWue a C izen ft ie Un ted S ates. r iding a New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans; State, ofLouisiana, haverinvented new and useful Improvements in Combination-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification- 1.14; .7;

My present invention pertains to combination fasteners of what is technically known. as the clasp-pin type; and it contemplates."

the provision of a clasp-pin fastener that is simple, compact and inexpensive in construotion and yet is adapted to be used to advantage in a wide variety of relations particularly in connection with articles of personal wear.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description and claim when the same are read in connection with the drawings, accompanying and forming part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a view showing the combined fastener constituting the preferred embodiment of my invention as the same appears when put to one of the uses of which it is capable.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of one side of the combined fastener.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the other side of the fastener.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the fastener, taken in the plane indicated by the line 4 & of Fig. 3, looking in the direction indicated by arrows.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views of the drawings.

My novel combination fastener is formed in one piece of metal, celluloid, or any other material suitable to its purpose, and is nickel-plated or otherwise embellished, by preference, with a view to enhancing its finished appearance and better adapting it for personal wear. It comprises a V-shaped body 1, having diverging legs and a wedge slot 2 between said legs, and pins 3, of hookform, at the ends of the divergin legs of the body; the said hook-like pins %eing arranged in planes at approximate right an- 'gles to the plane of the legs of the body as clearly shown in Fig. 1. In the present and preferred embodiment of my invention, the body 1 and the legs thereof are provided in their forward sides with a groove 4. This groove, however, is merely for purposes of 1* seesaw P et. 3 see.

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Q namentat on, nd s. ot Qfthe e se e o my invention. It may, therefore, be used or ltoget er om ttedin the d s re on f manu acturer i of th fast ner Wi ho t ol ng. depar u om the c p my appended la m- Ijt will {be manifest. from the foregoing tha i-mvnorel; ombin ti n as ne 1 pact, strong and neat in appearance, and

...-that because of thewedge slot being. formed between the legs that bear the hook-like pins but little material is embodied in the fastener.

In the practical use of my novel fastener, the body 1 with its wedge slot 2 is adapted to receive and engage one article while the hook-like pins 3 are adapted to securely engage another article, with a view to connecting the first-named article thereto.

The foregoing will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 1 wherein the body 1 is shown as holding in its wedge slot 2 the fastening means 5 of a trousers button 6 while the hook-like pins 3 are shown in secure engagement with the broken tab 7 of a pair of suspenders. By the interposition of the fastener in the relation illustrated and described it will be manifest that connection of the broken tab 7 with the button 6 is of fected in a strong and durable manner without liability of the tab being casually released from the button.

The use illustrated and described is only one of a wide variety of uses to which the combination fastener is susceptible of being put. For instance it may be employed to advantage as a scarf holder, the body 1 being engaged with a button on a shirt and the pins 3 being embedded in the inner side of the pendent portion of the scarf. It may also be used as a watch protector, the body 1 receiving the watch chain and the hooks or hook-like pins '3 being engaged with the material of the trousers. Other uses which may be mentioned are as a cuff holder or shirt sleeve shortener, as a means of holding the turned up collar of a coat tightly closed, as a means for preventing mens belts from slipping up in front, the belt being disposed in the body 1 and the pins 3 engaged with the trousers, and as a means for preventing a shirt from slipping out of trousers while assisting in the support of the trousers, a portion of the shirt being wedged in the body 1 and the pins 3 being engaged with the trousers. These several uses are all Petrifie Aus- 5. e19- .5 'Applicetiyn.filetLNovernber 7,1917, Serial No. 200,808. i

in connection with the apparelofvvomen,

and may also be used to advantage for general purposes, oflice purposes, household purposes, hospital purposes, and for the care and dress of infants.

Having described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

As a new article of manufacture, a-combination fastener of the character described, comprising a single piece of flattened suitable material, extending from its central portion forming a V-shaped body having fiat diverging legs disposed edge-Wise in the provided at its outer end with an integral hook-like pin extending in a plane at right angles to the plane of the legs with the end of said in extending towardthe aforesaid apex, su stantially as set forth.

a In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses. Y

JACOB W. NEWMAN. Witnesses:

a F. R. SAAL,

R. R. RAMOS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner oflatents, Washington, D.0." i 

